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Daily Reports/Video: 2017 Australian International Accordion Championships and Festival – Australia
11th Accordion Art Festival, Roseto degli Abruzzi (TE) - Italy
Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration, Washington – USA
Daily Reports/Video: 2017 South Pacific Accordion Championships - New Zealand
Sharon Shannon @ Glastonbury, Somerset – UK
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Video: Auckland Accordion Symphonietta Perform Rhapsody in Blue - New Zealand
International Launch of Accordion Grade Examination Syllabus - South Africa
Video: Jiachen Xue (China) Guest Artist at South Pacific Championships - New Zealand
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NWAS Accordion Social Evening, Seattle – USA
Teddy and Cathal Barry Gig, Cork – Irish Republic
Masahiro Ogawa @ Guildford Accordion Club, Surrey – UK
Matthias Matzke
Ezequiel Tatich Concert, Buenos Aires - Argentina
‘Piaf’ @ Stockport Garrick, Cheshire – UK
Julie Best & Jean Corrighan Concert, Lancashire – UK
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Kokkola Youth Accordion Orchestra Performs for Finland President - Finlandby Raimo Vertainen |
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 The Kokkola Youth Accordion Orchestra conducted by Raimo Vertainen performs in Kokkola, 8th June, for the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and his wife Jenni Haukio to an audience of about 1,500 people. |
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Daily Reports/Video: 2017 Australian International Accordion Championships and Festival – Australiaby Harley Jones |
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 Daily Reports and video of the 2017 Australian International Accordion Championships and Festival organised including photographs, video and results are online at: 2017AATAThe Daily Reports are sponsored by: Accordion House Importer/Retailer, serving Australasia with fine accordions and service since 1957. |
11th Accordion Art Festival, Roseto degli Abruzzi (TE) - Italyby Harley Jones |
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 The 11th Accordion Art Festival will be held on the 17 & 18th June 2017 in Roseto degli Abruzzi, TE 64026.Guest artsts are: - Sergio Scappini (Italy), who has performed concerts throughout the world often promoting the Bugari-evo digital accordion. - Valerio Russo, international competition winner, will perform a virtuoso music repertoire and will premiere his new "Accordion Puzzle" CD. - Folklore Ensemble "Kankliai" (Lithuania) winner of international folk competitions, participating in many folk music festivals. The Accordion Art Festival features: - Italia Award 2017 International Contest - Orpheus Award 2017 (Italians only) - Italian Selections CMA 2017 President: Claudio Azzaro and Artistic Director: Renzo Ruggieri. The event is organized by the Associazione Promozione Arte (APA), with the support of the City of Roseto degli Abruzzi and private sponsors. The Orpheus Award 2017 is a critics prize, similar to Academy Award (OSCAR), dedicated to productions by Italian accordionists only. Orpheus Artistic Director is Gerlando Gatto. There are international solo competition categories for all ages and types of music, as well as categories for concert performers and for group or accordion soloist with new original project. Rules and entry applications for all awards and competitions at: 2017ArtFestival.pdf |
Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration, Washington – USAby Rob Howard |
 This year’s annual Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration takes place from June 15th to 18th in Leavenworth in Washington State, organised by the Northwest Accordion.The event includes accordion competitions, concerts, workshops, free accordion lessons, a trade show, dancing, jam sessions, and an accordion parade. This year’s guest accordionists and workshop leaders include Stas Venglevski (Moldova), Sergei Teleshev (Russia), Jim & Shirley O’Brien, Jim Tobler, John Giuliani, Kim & Dan Christian, Kori Tideman & Max Kyllonen, The Portatos, Mark Myking & Zydeco Rex, Lyn & Toby’s Polka Parade, the LIAC Dance Band, and the Northwest Accordionaires. There will a Roland Virtual Accordion demonstration by Steve Albini, and an exhibition and history of the diatonic accordion by Tom Tilton. Leavenworth is a celebration of the accordion’s versatility and its presence in many cultures. For further information email: bonniebirch@msn.com |
Daily Reports/Video: 2017 South Pacific Accordion Championships - New Zealandby Heather Masefield |
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| Daily Reports of the 2017 South Pacific and New Zealand Accordion Championships & Festival, Saturday 3rd June and Sunday 4th June, including results, photos and video will be online at: 2017SouthPac |
Sharon Shannon @ Glastonbury, Somerset – UKby Rob Howard |
 Video above: Sharon Shannon and Alan Connor. This was taken on Joanie Madden's Folk 'n Irish Cruise 2013.Irish 2-row diatonic accordionist Sharon Shannon is to perform at the Glastonbury Festival on Friday June 23rd, 4.25pm to 5.05pm, appearing on the Acoustic Stage in a concert that also features Status Quo, Seth Lakeman, Martha Wainwright, and more. Sharon Shannon, from County Clare but now living in Galway, plays the button accordion, melodeon, fiddle, and tin whistle. Originally a competitive show jumper, she switched to playing music professionally in the mid-1980s, and has since enjoyed a very successful international career. She was briefly a member of The Waterboys, but plays mainly as a soloist with her own backing musicians. Sharon Shannon is especially popular with younger audiences, plays frequently to sold-out audiences, and is well-known as an innovator who incorporates other styles such as French-Canadian, Portuguese, Cajun, and Reggae into Irish traditional music. Glastonbury Festival is an annual five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place near Pilton, Somerset. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas, and the festival receives extensive television and newspaper coverage. |
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Helen Rich plays Gerald Crossman CD, Manchester - UKby Rob Howard |
 Helen Rich has released an excellent solo accordion CD, ‘All hands for'ard’, featuring 18 of the many compositions of Gerald Crossman, who was a long time a leading figure in the post-war British accordion scene. Some are played on a Cooperativa double cassotto 120 bass accordion, and others on a Paolo Soprani 96 bass musette accordion. The tracks include: All hands for'ard, El Pico, BAA March, Annette, Granada Mia, Rancherita, Bohemian Polka, Marcha Espanol, A Night in Montmartre, Dancing Clown, Las Fallas, Brasileira, Fortitude, La Vida Latina, Jolly Jack, Valse Acrobatique, El Valiente, and Gay Time. The highly accomplished Gerald Crossman (1920-2015) – accordionist, pianist, organist, bandleader, composer, arranger, festival adjudicator, writer, and a former NAO Vice President. He played the accordion in innumerable BBC radio broadcasts, in concerts, on cruise ships, and on TV and in films. His writing included two tutor books for accordion and 200 articles published in accordion magazines. He also worked as pianist for both Charlie Chaplin and Marlene Dietrich in their stage shows. Manchester-based Helen Rich is an accordionist, pianist and violinist who has performed with distinction at many accordion clubs and festivals in England. For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
Video: Auckland Accordion Symphonietta Perform Rhapsody in Blue - New Zealandby Heather Masefield |
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| The Auckland Accordion Symphonietta conducted by Lionel Reekie performed Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin) with 15 year old piano sololist Alexandra Reekie (daughter of Lionel) at the 2017 New Zealand & South Pacific Accordion Championships. The performance received tremendous applause from the audience. Daily Reports, pictures, video and results of the 2017 New Zealand & South Pacific Championships at: 2017SouthPac |
International Launch of Accordion Grade Examination Syllabus - South Africaby Rob Howard |
  The international launch of the London College of Music Accordion Grade Examination syllabus was held on May 6th, World Accordion Day, at the NG Kerk Lindenpark, Johannesburg, South Africa. Prof. John Howard came from London to co-host the evening, and a spectacular concert was held by the accordion pupils and teachers of Music at the Fingertips Exclusive School. Accordionist and teacher Sergio Zampolli was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the London College of Music, based on a lifetime of "professional achievement". Willem Vogel, Artistic Director of the Brooklyn Theatre was awarded an Honorary Licentiate of the London College of Music, also for a lifetime of "professional achievement". Sergio Zampolli said “This evening was a career highlight for me”. |
Video: Jiachen Xue (China) Guest Artist at South Pacific Championships - New Zealandby Heather Masefield |
 Jiachen Xue (China) fresh from 2nd place at the Klingenthal International Competitions in Germany was the Guest Artist at the 2017 New Zealand & South Pacific Accordion Championships.Jiachen Xue has studied with Yanghseng Li in Beijing and Jacques Mornet in France and was placed 2nd at the 2013 Coupe Mondiale Junior Entertainment category and is currently studying for a Bachelor of Science at Monash University in Melbourne Australia. In this video Jiachen Xue performs the beautiful Italian Polka composed by Rachmaninoff, arranged Yashkevich. Daily Reports, pictures, video and results of the 2017 New Zealand & South Pacific Championships at: 2017SouthPac |
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Paolo Bertoli Dance Gigs List for June – Italyby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Paolo Bertoli and his orchestra have an extensive list of dancing gigs during June, as shown on the poster.Paolo Bertoli, was born in Wales, UK, of Italian parents, in 1974. He began playing the accordion at the age of seven, and later moved to Italy, where he formed a dance orchestra that performs frequently in dance halls throughout northern Italy. His orchestra has also played at a function in Paris, France, for 13 consecutive years. For further information email: info@orchestraballolischio.com |
NWAS Accordion Social Evening, Seattle – USAby Rob Howard |
 The Northwest Accordion Society presents the Seattle Accordion Social on Monday June 12th, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, at the Senior Center of West Seattle, 4217 SW Oregon Street, Seattle. Admission is $5.The evening features the Bayou Groove with Mark Myking, the Bonne Birch Trio, and Elsy & Hermann Caresser. For further information email bonniebirch@msn.com |
Teddy and Cathal Barry Gig, Cork – Irish Republicby Rob Howard |
 The accordion/guitar dup Teddy and Cathal Barry perform at the Deanrock Ballroom, Togher, Cork, on Tuesday June 13th, 9.30pm to 11.45pm. Teddy and Cathal Barry are a father and son duo from County Waterford. Teddy Barry won three All Ireland titles on the 3-row British chromatic button accordion in the late 1970s, and has worked ever since as a dance musician and singer. His son Cathal plays drums, button accordion, banjo and guitar, but in a duo with his father plays guitar and sings. |
Masahiro Ogawa @ Guildford Accordion Club, Surrey – UKby Rob Howard |
 On Friday June 16th, doors open 7pm, the Guildford Accordion Club presents the Japanese accordionist Masahiro Ogawa in concert. The venue is the Ripley Village Hall, Ripley, Surrey GU23 6AF - free car parking. Admission is £5 (includes refreshments).Masahiro Ogawa has been living and working in London for the past three years and is soon to return to Japan. He started playing the accordion at 5 years old taught by his mother who is a piano and accordion teacher. Since 12 years he has been self-taught and had no further other formal type of training, developing his own style of playing, particularly enjoying playing film scores. He has been a representative for Japan Accordion Promotion Conference (JAPC), whose aim it is to promote the music of the accordion and increasing the number of accordion players. In 2010 he won first prize at the V-Accordion contest organized by Roland in Japan, and competed at the International V-Accordion contest in Rome in October 2010. For further information email: anitaboothby@hotmail.com |
Matthias Matzkeby Harley Jones |
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| Friday 16th June 2017 Matthias Matzke (accordion) and Leonie Kratz (Soprano). |
Ezequiel Tatich Concert, Buenos Aires - Argentinaby Rob Howard |
 Accordion entertainer Ezequiel Tatich, known as "El Gringo Del Acordeon", performs in concert on Friday June 16th, 7pm, at the Auditorio del Museo la Reconquista, Padre Castañeda 470, Tigre, Buenos Aires. Entrance is free. |
‘Piaf’ @ Stockport Garrick, Cheshire – UKby Rob Howard |
 Rob Howard will be playing the accordion as part of the band in the stage show ‘Piaf’ at Stockport Garrick, (Saturday to Saturday) June 17th to 24th, 7.30pm. This show tells the story of the legendary French songstress Edith Piaf (1915-63) who became one of France’s greatest international stars, and includes many of her famous songs such as La Vie En Rose, Milord, Non Je Ne Regrette Rien, and L’Accordéoniste. The theatre is situated on the corner of Exchange St and Wellington Rd South (A6), Stockport SK3 0EJ. For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
Julie Best & Jean Corrighan Concert, Lancashire – UKby Rob Howard |
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| On Wednesday June 21st, 8pm, the brilliant and versatile accordion duo Julie Best & Jean Corrighan, from Carlisle, are the guests at the Leyland Accordion Club, The Priory Club, Broadfield Drive, Leyland, Lancashire PR25 1QN. The club organiser is David Batty. For further information email: david@accordionclub.co.uk |
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 Friedrich LipsDie Kunst der Bearbeitung klassischer Musik für Akkordeon (The Art of Editing Classical Music for Accordion) Catalog No: kslips02 Available in German language: Subscription Offer Exclusive special offer 25% price advantage on pre-orders Now 29.50 euros instead of later 39.50 euros (plus shipping and handling) Purchase at Catalog No: kslips02 |
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Review of The Shortcut to Playing and the Bellows-Technique for The Accordion by Lars Ekby Franco Cambareri |
 CD Reviews Index for the Review of the eBook (sent to you by email) written by Lars Ek, reviewed by Franco Cambareri.The Shortcut to Playing and the Bellows-Technique for The Accordion by Lars Ek CD Reviews Index |
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